ADMIN: Announcements List is up & running (Repeat)

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 14221

Hi everyone --

Your Moderator Team has been hard at work, looking for ways to reduce
message volume and keep the main group friendly & organized.

We've set up another sister Yahoogroup -- the HP4GU - Announcements
list.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Announcements

This list is intended for those who want to receive announcements about
HP news, book release dates, fanfic plugs by the author, notification of
new merchandise, as well as periodic summaries of what the main group
has been discussing (including those members who cannot cope with the
high posting rate on the main list).

Please note that we are requiring the types of announcements that you
see listed below be made *only* to the Announcements List.  This will
reduce message volume on the main group.  The only messages that will be
duplicated will be the ADMIN messages posted to the main group and
copied to the Announcements list.

To manage the volume on this list, it is a moderated group.  This means
that one of the Moderators on the Moderator Team must approve your
message before it gets sent out to the list.

The following announcements are permitted (not an exhaustive list -
please check with the Moderators if you are unsure about your message):

*** The HPforGrownUps Newsletter (edited by Jeralyn and Ebony)

*** ADMIN messages from the Moderator Team (copies of those posted to
the main group)

*** Announcements of chat room sessions

*** Announcements of new discussion summaries posted to the main list

*** Plugs of fanfiction (one plug per chapter by the author)

*** Plugs of HP-related events (including regional Members' meetings)

*** Plugs of new HP websites or of new HP information on other websites

*** News releases, with links (this should include things related to the
Warner Brothers' movie)

*** Fun HP links, such as Sorting Hat quizzes

*** Alerts to new HP merchandise

*** JKR sightings; JKR events (book signings, tours, TV appearances,
chats, etc.)

*** Information on HP fan clubs

Again, we encourage everyone to join this group as well.  The message
volume should remain relatively low & focused (because the Moderators
must approve each message, you can be assured that the subject heading
will be relevant!).

Please remember that beginning March 12th, fanfic plugs, merchandise
sightings, news links and the like need to be posted *only* to the
Announcements list.  This message will be repeated several times over
the next few weeks to be sure everyone is aware of the changes.

Thanks --

Penny
The Moderator Team